‘Waze bought Scorpio from my brother in November 2020, returned it in Feb’: Hiran's brother

Sachin Waze and Mansukh Hiran

The explosive-laden Scorpio, which was found outside Mukesh Ambani's Antilia home, was sold by deceased Mansukh Hiran to the arrested encounter specialist Sachin Waze in November last year. However, 13 days before the vehicle was found at Antilia, Waze had returned it to Hiran, claiming that it was not running properly, Hiran's brother Vinod revealed.

Speaking with mid-day, Vinod said, "My brother knew Waze as a customer only. He would regularly visit the shop to purchase materials. In November, Mansukh sold his Scorpio to Sachin Waze. However, after a month, Waze started complaining about faults in the vehicle. It was all planned, because he returned it in February." He added that the family was happy with how the investigation was heading. "My brother was a good man. He helped many people and did his business professionally. We want to know why he was killed." On Saturday, former member of Lok Sabha Kirit Somaiya met Hiran's family at Vikas Palm Society in Thane, and assured they would receive justice.

Complaint letter was tampered with: Giri
After taking over investigation of the Antilia bomb scare case last week, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will also be looking into Mansukh Hiran's death. On Saturday, officials of the NIA registered the statement of advocate KH Giri, who had written a complaint letter for Hiran, claiming harassment by the police and media.

Advocate Giri, who arrived to make a statement, said that he had written the complaint letter only on the instructions of Hiran, which was then sent to the Chief Minister, Home Minister, and Mumbai and Thane Commissioners. He further claimed that the complaint letter was tampered with after he handed over the copy to Hiran. "I do not know anything about it," he said.